diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/inputmethod/InputMethodUtils.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/inputmethod/InputMethodUtils.java
index 9aa36d3fb3089..29326d3a02f1b 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/inputmethod/InputMethodUtils.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/inputmethod/InputMethodUtils.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class InputMethodUtils {
         return containsSubtypeOf(imi, ENGLISH_LOCALE.getLanguage(), SUBTYPE_MODE_KEYBOARD);
     }
 
-    private static boolean isSystemImeThatHasSubtypeOf(final InputMethodInfo imi,
+    public static boolean isSystemImeThatHasSubtypeOf(final InputMethodInfo imi,
             final Context context, final boolean checkDefaultAttribute,
             @Nullable final Locale requiredLocale, final boolean checkCountry,
             final String requiredSubtypeMode) {